Earth-anchor or anchor-post.



J.L.PBRRY. EARTH ANCHOR 0R ANGHOR POST. APPLICATION FILED AUG.28, 1908.-

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

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JAMES L. PERRY, OF BLUFFTON, INDIANA.

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Specification 01 Letters Patent. Application filed A gust 2t, 1908.

Patented Aug. 10, mos. Serial No. 450,625.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it'known that I, JAMES-L. PERRY, an. zen of the United States, residing at Bluffton, in the county of Wells, in the State of Indiana, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Earth -Anchors or Anchor-Posts; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to .whichitappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification- My invention relates to improvements in earth anchors or anchor posts. 1

The primary object of my present invention is to provide a cheap, simple and .reliable earth anchor adaptedby slight modification for a variety oflapplications, such as anchoring rigidly in place the supporting )osts for temporary signboards, tents, and iron fences and the like.

Another object of my invention is to provide an. anchoring device which by an immaterial and obvious modification. can be employed as either the post or the post base in wire fences.

My invention consists essentially of an anchor-post having a cork-screw form orsplral body which may have various contours is provided upon its lower end with a suitable point, and has its upper end longitudinally extended in concentric arrangement with the spiral body,

and adapted to be attachedto the post or brace which it secures.

anchor. Fi 5 is a lan View of one form of my invention in which the spiral body is circular in cross-section. Fig. 6 is a plan view of my invention in which the spiral body is formed of T-iron. Fig. 7 is a view in elevation of Fig. 5, with the addition of a tubular extension, partly broken away and secured thereto by a screw-threaded connection. Fig. 8 isa yiew in elevation of Fig. 6 with a cross-W1re in position thereon showing how it can be employed as a post for wire fences. Fig. 9 shows a front view of another form of extension for the form of anchor shown in Fig. 7, and another way of securing it to a post, partly broken away. Fig. 10 is a side View of Fig. 9 looking from the right with the lower end of the post partly in sec tion. Fig. 11 is another viewof theupper end of that form of anchor shown in Fig. 7, showing a tubular socket adapted to receive a tent pole partly broken away. Fig. 12 is a side .view of a modified form of the upper end of the anchor showing a modified way insection, and partly broken away. Fig. 13 is a-side view of the upper extension of the anchor shown in Fig. 8 showing another way of securing the fence wires therein. Fig. 11

with the anchor omitted, and showing the manner of securing the fence wires. Fig. 15 is a plan viewof another modified form of my anchor in which the s iral body is formed of star-iron, a very eflicient form of construction, as it has the greatest power of resistance to lateral strains thereon.

y improved earth anchor consists of two essential parts,-the body 1 of the anchor form of suitable metal and given a spiral contour of any desired pro ortions and any desired pitch. The spiral ody 1 may also be of any desired contour in cross-section,

11 and 12-, or of T-iron form, as in Figs. 6, 8 and 14, or of star-iron form as shown in Fig. 15. The upper end of the body 1 is, of course, to be screwed into the earth by a suitable lever, not shown, and may be provided with an eye 2, Fig. 2, to which any suitable stay rod or w1re can readily be secured. This eye, of course, projects above the ground. The upper end of thespiral body 1 may be screw-threaded, and surmounted by a tubular post 3, Fig. 7,

secured thereto'by a screw-threaded connection. This tubular post 3 thus anchored is adapted to receive a tent pole or post, not shown. Instead of having the upper end of the anchor screw threaded it may be provided with a tubular shank 4, Fig. 11, .forming a socket also adapted to secure a tent pole or other post.

of securingit to an iron post, shown partly 1s a cross-section of Fig. 8 on the line w-w either cylindrical as in Figs. 1, 2, 5,7, 9, 10,

- thereon The upper end of the shank 4. is then firmly of wire loops 13 together, F1

for wire fences by upwardl In Fig. 1 is shown how' ap lied to the supporting uprights and the ob ique stay of a common form of advertising sign 5 commonly set up in fields along railways, and in vacant'lots and elsewhere as follows: v

The anchor is firmly screwed into the ground in a vertical position and has its upper end or shank provided withthe reinforcing plate 6 which is removably mounted by passing the shank 1 through the opening therein. The anchor is driven a sufficient depth in the ground to cover the plate. 6 also.- The plate 6 is so arranged relative to the sign 5 as to present the greatest resistance to lateral strains thereon.

secured to the lower end of the sign supportingluprights 7 and the brace 8.

' l y improved s iral anchor is also adapted to be employe as a metallic fence 30st extending the shan 4 to form a post 9 which may be provide upon each side ofthe vertical flange 10 with lateral openings 11, preferably in alternate arrangement as shown in Fig. 8. Horizontal fence wires 12 are then secured to the flat face of thepost by means Instead 0 having the upper end of the anchor extended into a lengthened shank suitable for a post, it may be flattened into an angular shape 1 1, Figs. 9 and 10, whose free end has 'a terminal lateral flange 15, adapted to snugly fit a transverse recess 16 in the adjacent face of the post 17 after which the shank is rigidly secured to the post 17 by means of a bolt 18 which passes through the post.

If it is desired to employ a metal post the anchor ising a suitable circular opening 19 in connection with my anchor, the shank is flattened and provided upon its inner face with a pair of vertically arranged lugs 20 adapted to snugly in the adjacent face of the post, Fig. 12 after which these parts are rigidly secured together by means of a bolt 21.

Instead of providing holes 11 in the fiat face of the T-iron post extension, as in Fig. 8, the central flange may be irovided with a series ofvertically arranged slits 23 hav- 24 to receive the horizontal fence wires 12. To insert the wire into the openings 24 the slits are opened by a slight lateral bend of the oints 25 which thereby widens the slit. 1 fter the wires are in position the points 25 are bent back to their normal position thereby securing the wires in position.

As my invention is adapted to be readily screwed into the ground it is obvious that it is unnecessary to dig same. By this construction 'the anchor can also be readily removed at pleasure.

. Having thus described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An anchor post comprising a spiral 1 body of T-iron provided upon its upper end whose ends are passed through the opening 11 and then twisted with a lon itudinal extension adapted to Q support horizontal fence Wires.

:2. A post anchor consisting of a spiral body of T-iron contour in cross-section provided upon its upper end with a longitudinal shank to which the anchored object is secured.

Signed by me at Fort \Vaync, in the county of Allen, State of Indiana, this 24th day of August, 1908.

JAMES L. PERRY \Vitnesses AUGUSTA VIBERG, VVA'rrs P. DENNY.

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